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Bill No. 19 Clause Marriage And Divorce Bill 2009 Breakdown of a Bahai marriage 112. 113. Divorce in Bahai marriage Dispensing with waiting period 114. Conjugal rights 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. Types of matrimonial property Matrimonial property to be owned in common Property agreement Form of agreement Independent legal advice Certification of adviser Inquiry by Court Court to set aside agreement Capacity to acquire separate property Equal access Property acquired before marriage Liability incurred before marriage Contribution to property acquired before and during the marriage Matrimonial property in polygamous marriage Transactions related to the matrimonial property Marriage gifts Debt of spouse incurred during marriage Rented property Presumptions as to property acquired during marriage 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. Court’s jurisdiction in matrimonial causes High Court to have original jurisdiction in foreign marriages Matrimonial causes proceedings to be in open court Separation Effect of separation Power of court to set aside or vary decree of judicial separation No petition for divorce during the first two years of marriage PART VIII—MATRIMONIAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Property Rights PART IX—BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGE 6

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Marriage and Divorce Bill, 2009 - Bill No. 19

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Latitude: 0.3130291

Longitude: 32.529085312

Country (linked Laws): Uganda

Entry into Force: Oct 16, 2009

Language: English

Summary: An act to reform and consolidate the law relating to civil, Christian, Hindu, Bahai and customary marriages; to provide for the types of recognized marriages, marital rights and duties; recognition of cohabitation in relation to property rights; separation and divorce, and the consequences of separation and divorce; and for related matters.

Part III. Requirements, Preliminaries and Solemnization of Civil Marriages begins with Requirements of a valid Civil Marriage, which includes sections 15. Minimum age for marriage; 16. Consent to marriage; 17. Prohibited degrees of relationship; and 18. Same sex marriage prohibited. Different Parts cover Christian, customary, Hindu and Bahai marriages.

Part VIII. Matrimonial rights and obligations include section 114. Conjugal rights and sections 115 to 133 on property rights. Part IX covers the breakdown of marriages, including sections 145 Irretrievable breakdown of marriage to be sole ground for divorce and 147 Evidence of breakdown of marriage.

The Bill contains three Schedules and a Memorandum which states "The Bill in sum gives effect to the principle in article 31(1) of the Constitution that men and women are entitled to equal rights in marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution."

Keywords

Child marriage / forced marriage
Courts
Divorce
Marriage – equal rights
Marriage based on free consent of the parties
Property, right to

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